3. 1. What is Iago’s attitude towards
Othello? (Back up with evidence)
Iago Roderigo
4. 2. What is Iago’s attitude towards
Othello? (Back up with evidence)
OthelloIago
5. 3. Summarise the plan that Iago
formulates during this soliloquy
Iago
Othello Desdemona
Cassio
6. 4. Find a quote that tells us what
aspect of Othello’s character Iago
intends to exploit to achieve his plan
OthelloIago
“The moor is of a
free and open
nature that
thinks men
honest that but
seem to be so”
7. 5. Find a quote that tells us which
aspect of Cassio’s character Iago
intends to exploit to achieve his plan
Iago
“He hath a person and
smooth dispose to be
suspected, framed to
make women false”
He is a smooth talker,
and good looking – the
sort of man people
would expect to be a
seducer
Cassio
8. 6. Imagery from this
soliloquy to do with…
Animals Heaven and hell Light and dark Money
Snipe Hell and night Moor Purse
Asses Monstrous birth Hell and night Profit
The world’s light Will
9.
10. Act 2
• The Venice
Army have
been sent to
Cyprus to
help defend
the island
from the
Turkish army
approaching
11. Act 2
• The setting of the
play now changes
to Cyprus.
• The characters
travelled
separately so not
everyone arrives
together – we
open Act 2 Scene
1 with Cassio and
the Cyprus
governor
Montano.
12. Getting the plan in action
• As we read Act 2 Scene 1, think
carefully about what the characters
are saying
• Consider anything new we learn
about Iago’’s character
• What do you think Iago’s thoughts
would have been seeing Cassio
greeting the arrival of the women?
(Emilia and Desdemona)
Iago
Cassio
